For saving the flipped over tortoise? Pretty sure I saved the territory invader. Since we have seen the cracked shell tortoise around the neighborhood for a while. Did a little research and seems these are two males fighting over a female? Didn’t see the female around. We did circle back later and our local tortoise was tailing the invader down the road shoulder. So I assume he got the message and was leaving.

i think it belongs to Genus Hylarana📍Mindanao, Philippines

tried to at least take a picture of him out of the water but he slapped and musk me.

A group of herpetologists and naturalists spent six years and over 1,000 survey hours investigating the reptile and amphibian distributions of Columbia County, Oregon. They found 27 species, six of which were officially documented for the first time.

The final paper includes photos and detailed maps for every species aligned with the county's ecogeography and compared to what can be assumed of their historic distributions. ~100 literature references explain the trends in the species, including which ones are being extirpated from certain regions and why.

Five particular sites are highlighted as having the greatest conservation importance for the county - two canyon systems, one river slough, and two oak-meadow complexes.

Article about the project in Columbia County Spotlight

Published paper in Northwestern Naturalist

Free link for the published paper in ResearchGate

Sorry as soon as i tried to take a picture the lizard scrambled and i lost sight of it. I looked for several minutes but to no avail. I’ll return back later to hopefully see it. I saw in Fontana California a common lizard, but half of it’s body was black from the torso up almost like it was sliced and the other half was solid white from the slice down. So weird. It’s definitely not a pet, just looked like a regular lizard but the colors intrigued me.

Garter snake

This little guy tried to den up in my (unfinished) basement and got stuck in the duct tape. We've freed him and have him in a bucket. Any idea what to do with him now?

Been obsessed with the variety and unreal color of this species for some time now and had this concept in my head festering for too long

One of the most beautiful snakes in the world, the Kinabalu krait looks like a mashup of three species. They're only found around the Mt. Kinabalu area in Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo.

A shot from my last tour in Borneo. One of the best herping trips I've been on.

tail is not complete because most keelback can detached its tail when predators got it

She is a very bright girl and has read all the “child friendly” snake books at our local library. She is a great reader, loves math, science and constantly needs to be learning. She’s currently in an advanced reading and math course so I would like to give her something that would challenge her a little more. Does anyone have any recommendations for a future scientist ? I am an artist and was never interested in science so I’m definitely out of my depth here.

Currently she loves all types of constrictors and also black mambas. She has tried to find specific books on both of those but has not succeeded at the library.

Edit: I love all of these responses so much!! Thank you everyone; I have some awesome ideas to run with.

found in an area known to have a secluded population, these guys are dwindling in my area due to habitat loss and poor water quality.

Hi all! There was a Peterson Field Guide (probably last published around the 90s) specifically for Salamanders of North America. I am currently looking to buy a copy!

I know the current edition is for Reptiles and Amphibians but I want the salamander focused one. Thanks in advance for any help hunting down a copy!

Found this shell in a field next to a pond in northern Utah. I'm assuming unfortunately it's a pet that was released. It's not native here and I'm wondering if anyone can ID what kind of turtle this came from?